{"podcast":{"title":"heretics. | andrew gold","slug":"heretics-290695","podcast_index_feed_id":290695,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS2824816450","website_url":"http://andrewgoldheretics.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/10964fb2-82be-11ec-9292-97b52fd40f1c/image/fd308f102dfd36410f63216ce46c84a7.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Andrew Gold","episode_count":689,"summary":"Journalist Andrew Gold talks to everyone from cult defectors and politicians to mainstream celebrities - people who’ve challenged the expected script and lived with the consequences. Formerly known as Heretics, guests include Robbie Williams, Paul Gascogine, Chris Packham, Chris Williamson, David Baddiel, Richard Dawkins, Bonnie Blue, and former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T06:20:31.702765+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695"},"episode":{"title":"632. \"The Leftist Who Makes Nigel Farage Look WOKE\" - William Clouston","slug":"632-the-leftist-who-makes-nigel-farage-look-woke-william-clouston","published_at":"2026-03-09T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695/632-the-leftist-who-makes-nigel-farage-look-woke-william-clouston","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLSS4495878827.mp3?updated=1773188426","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLSS4495878827.mp3?updated=1773188426","summary":"William Clouston, leader of the SDP, shocks by calling himself more conservative than most Tories while demanding an end to mass migration and evidence-based borders. Go to https://andrewgoldheretics.com to get exclusive content and the bonus questions. Follow William on X: https://x.com/WilliamClouston SPONSORS: Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/ Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics In this no-holds-barred Heretics interview, Andrew Gold sits down with William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who reveals why he believes the SDP is economically to the left of Labour yet far more socially conservative than Nigel Farage or the modern Tories. Clouston pulls no punches on Britain's deepest crises: the devastating housing shortage made impossible by unchecked mass migration, the failure of liberal \"magic soil\" assimilation fantasies, the importation of culturally dissimilar attitudes from \"backward societies\" (backed by evidence like Pew data on antisemitism and crime stats), and why progressive denial of reality is anti-empirical bigotry. He dismantles Owen Jones-style fact avoidance, explains why proximity and national interest must trump global altruism, critiques trans ideology's assault on truth and categories, and outlines the painful sacrifices needed to rebuild Britain—massive grid and nuclear investment, welfare cuts to fund house-building, ending de-industrialisation, and reclaiming state capacity in energy, rail, and water. Clouston discusses his SDP-Reform electoral pact, views on Tommy Robinson, the collapse of Christianity in Britain amid religious immigration waves, and why economic and social libe…","meta_description":"William Clouston, leader of the SDP, shocks by calling himself more conservative than most Tories while demanding an end to mass migration and evidence-ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3230,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heretics-290695/episodes/632-the-leftist-who-makes-nigel-farage-look-woke-william-clouston/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695/632-the-leftist-who-makes-nigel-farage-look-woke-william-clouston.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}